Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – WCG CMN IRWD IPXL

by Portfolio Grader | April 24, 2014 6:45 pm

Healthcare stocks finished down on Wall Street on Thursday, down 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, the Nasdaq pushed 1.0% higher and the S&P 500 rose 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Wellcare Group (WCG[1]): WCG stock is up 2.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cantel Medical (CMN[2]): CMN stock is up 2.1% today.

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[3]): IRWD stock is up 2.0% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Impax Laboratories (IPXL[4]): IPXL stock is up 1.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Magellan Health Services (MGLN[5]): MGLN stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• St. Jude Medical (STJ[6]): STJ stock is up 1.1% today.

• Parexel International Corp (PRXL[7]): PRXL stock is up 1.1% today.

• Opko Health Inc (OPK[8]): OPK stock is up 1.0% today.

• Chemed Inc (CHE[9]): CHE stock is up 1.0% today.

• Cooper Companies (COO[10]): COO stock is up 1.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Healthsouth Corp (HLS[11]): HLS stock is down 2.4% today.

• Vca Antech (WOOF[12]): WOOF stock is down 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Msa Safety Inc. (MSA[13]): MSA stock is down 1.8% today.

• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA[14]): TEVA stock is down 1.6% today.

• Mwi Veterinary Supply (MWIV[15]): MWIV stock is down 1.5% today.

• Eli Lilly and Company (LLY[16]): LLY stock is down 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX[17]): DGX stock is down 1.3%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Insulet Corp (PODD[18]): PODD stock is down 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[19]): NPSP stock is down 1.1% today.

• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX[20]): VRTX stock is down 1.1% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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